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H.R. 4143: Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act of 2004

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H.R. 4143: Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2004-04-02 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-04-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act of 2004

Plain summary

Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to rewrite provisions prohibiting acts of destruction and violence against trains, railroad equipment and structures, and the mass transportation system to: (1) correspond with current prohibitions against acts of violence against the mass transportation system; (2) apply such provisions to acts committed knowingly (currently, willfully); and (3) add as an aggravated offense the commission of such prohibited act under circumstances in which the railroad on-track equipment or mass transportation vehicle was carrying high-level radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel, or specified hazardous material.

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Official text

Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] · 2 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] reported raising $5.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4143 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108